Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Lead Pharmacist - Asthma & Specialist Medicine

The closing date is 13 February 2026

Job summary

We are excited to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, and forward-thinking pharmacist to join our Asthma & Pharmacy Specialist Medicine Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

The team provides clinical pharmacy services across several specialties within the Specialist Medicine directorates. This is a split role, three days have been funded by the asthma service where you will work with the asthma MDT including running a pre-biologic asthma adherence check clinic and two days you will work within the pharmacy specialist medicine team.

We are looking for a self-motivated and organised individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You should be confident working with a wide range of healthcare professionals and comfortable using various IT systems and databases.

There may be flexibility to reduce the hours on the pharmacy days for the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

  • To lead, deliver, manage and develop a high quality patient focused pharmacy service to asthma patients.
  • To take active part in the multidisciplinary team meetings for asthma patients prescribed biologic medicines or other drugs to ensure prescribing & doses are appropriate.
  • To manage a caseload of asthma patients & continue to develop the role of the pharmacist in clinics working alongside the specialist nurses and consultants.
  • To ensure all asthma patients prescribed high cost drugs are funded appropriately.
  • To lead work with the specialist nurses & consultants to implement adoption of new asthma medicines when appropriate products become available.
  • To offer expert advice on medication and pharmaceutical issues to the asthma team and other health care professionals.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Details

Date posted

30 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£64,156 to £71,148 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2365

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
  • Higher degree or diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate experience
  • Qualified as an Independent Prescriber
  • Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Experience

Essential

  • Appropriate post-registration training and experience in hospital Pharmacy in the UK ,this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing)
  • Experience of managing funding applications for high cost drugs
  • Evidence of service development, facilitating change by collaborating with stakeholders to produce innovative practice and showing improved patient outcomes
  • Evidence of service development, facilitating change by collaborating with stakeholders to produce innovative practice and showing improved patient outcomes

Desirable

  • Experience of drug expenditure reporting
  • Evidence of research or project work
  • Experience of working with asthma patients prescribed biologic medicine
Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
  • Higher degree or diploma in clinical pharmacy or equivalent relevant postgraduate experience
  • Qualified as an Independent Prescriber
  • Member of the General Pharmaceutical Council

Desirable

  • Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Experience

Essential

  • Appropriate post-registration training and experience in hospital Pharmacy in the UK ,this must include a solid grounding in all aspects of hospital pharmacy practice (medicines information, aseptic services, ward services and dispensing)
  • Experience of managing funding applications for high cost drugs
  • Evidence of service development, facilitating change by collaborating with stakeholders to produce innovative practice and showing improved patient outcomes
  • Evidence of service development, facilitating change by collaborating with stakeholders to produce innovative practice and showing improved patient outcomes

Desirable

  • Experience of drug expenditure reporting
  • Evidence of research or project work
  • Experience of working with asthma patients prescribed biologic medicine

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Lead Pharmacist

Simone Brackenborough

simone.brackenborough@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

30 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£64,156 to £71,148 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2365

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)